Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago

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Bentonite is widely used as a suspending, stabilizing and binding agent and as an adsorbent or clarifying agent in toiletries, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and chemicals. It is also one of the main raw materials used in drilling muds.

Bentonite can take up several times its own weight in water to form a highly thixotropic colloidal suspension or gel.

Some grades of Bentonite can be dispersed into water relatively easily with conventional mixing equipment - but to fully activate the thickening effect and obtain full yield you need to use a high shear mixer.

Silverson offers a range of mixers for this application, as shown in this “how-to” video.

⏱️ Chapters
0:00 What is Bentonite?
0:34 Low Shear: Struggles to Activate Thickening Effect
0:49 High Shear: Fully Develops Gelling Effect of Bentonite
1:24 Flashmix for Incorporating & Hydrating Large Volumes of Bentonite
1:47 Specialized In-Line Mixers for the Production of Drilling Muds

Learn more about the Dispersion of Bentonite:
👉 silverson.com/us/resource-library/application-reports/high-speed-dispersion-of-bentonite
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